Quick-opening head for horizontal vulcanizers.



AFLICATION HLED MAP.. 28,1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT L. WILLIAMS, 0F AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR '1"0 THE WILLIAMS FOUNDRY AND MACHINE COMPANY, 0F AKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

QUICK-OPENING HEAD FOR HORIZONTAL VULCANIZERS.

Application filed March 2B, 1914.

172, all wimm 'if may mmm/'11:

lw it known that I, Ui-:nnizn'r L. WILLIAMS, :i riti/ion oi' tho Vniti-d States, and :i resi-- dont oi' Miron. county of Summit.y und Stilte of (ihio. huw inwnwfi :i new und nsel'u iniprowniwit in Quick-Opening iii-:ids for lioncontul Ynlriiiiizci's, of which the foihnrng is i1 slwoiivution, they principio of Unl inwntion being herein oxphiineii und the imi mimic in whiih I hiivo mintoinphitvi applying Unit principle, so :is to distinguish il 'from ohir ii1i' ;itions.

Thv prisvni iniprownnntS whit to qnilk opvniiig infinis for izlminizors, und particuhiih` to :in emily opoiaitod :ind constructed iii-:iii or rmi-i' for dosing :i horizonniiy diam pmu.' rnlfsiiiii/,ciz 'l`hooriiinii1'y horizontriiiy iiipmw vnhfinixoi' romisln of :1 iyiinih'iriil f-iirfing o on :it one uniiL in hifsh thv tiro@ or (iiwi' di' h. in iw ('lll'iii lr6 itt'uiwii :1mi coimw ihr opvn rnd of the mixing.y siii'h mer Ming.. in fliiirini constrnrtioniai sin polimi Uithof upon roihrs' or hy niizins of a :iliimhhi I. mno. im thv 'iwight of thi.x winne voii -iih-!':=iili. iithir nnhwi ot' support i5 invom winnt :inii if. not iziiiv to opoi'ziv, :and ihrgii'ifwnt invention hais boon dosignod to proiiiio ii vonwniintiy opoliitoii und simpl@ han ohiih mii iw foinnii ri@4 zi piiit of the i'ii'wiiiiscoi i'hiiniinr :mii win hc iuijllrtid So ihn( it will :iimis iigzhtijv hw the opin Jini of mh fhnniiwr iiropictiw of the niiioiint of' ii'mir upon th(1 inclnlici's from whii h tin` hsini is .liippoi'tlit 'i'o ihn :icminipiinhnicnt of tho foregoing :mi whii'wl mills, .Suid inwntion. then, voir thc nniins heroiniiftor i'nhw de f omi piitirnhirly pointed ont in tho hns. y A

hv :unanimi draining; sind the following :ii `-wription irc; ioi'th in h'triii Certain mooi :Milon cnihodying tho invention.y mich hs- 12 mi inosinb` constituting. howoii-r, hut omV mi' thc noxious nicrhixniciii forms in which the pl'imipiny of thel invention muy he iisoii.

in sind :nvr xvii firim'ing; Figura 'l iis in @mi Qioviii'zw i' :i horizontii 'i'uloiinizor pro 'i'iihd with i wad constrnrtmi in ocmi'diinfri? with they prrr invention; Fig. 2 is f sido oiexuiion tirkin from ther right of Figi, i; Fig. I? if@ a with-iii section showing ii nioiiihad Vforni of cover. and Fig. 4 is :in olerotimi on :in enhl 'ged calo of n. detail. shown in Fig. l..

Speeication of Letters Iatent.

Patonted Sept. 12, 191.6.

serial No. @2181s.

'w l In 1* 1 und there is shown a' cylindrical raising l which 1s horizontally mounted upon snitiihha supports 2 and is open at oney ond. ,'"ittnfhvii to the casing adjacent to snoh @ini irl :i hiairket f3 provided with vertically iiixposi-ii siiiikets 4 and 5 in which is pirotaiijv mounted i short shaft 6, the latter rooting upon i thrust ixviivring, consisting of ii, button T of anituhleunitaria! which muy he mijns-mi voith-nity' to compensate for w :ir hy nmoons of a screw 8. The precise vonstrnrtion of' this bracket is not of materi-,il impoiiimffi iis any snitzihh; forni may he n. Attiiihoii to Simi short shaft 6 is an :ii-m '.i which for .fitiihility is forked, either portion of they fork boing attached to the shaft by moons of sot screws 9. The arm 25 oxiienrlz': iiorizontniiy from the shaft 6 inizi piotfiiiy :iiitimiimi to such ruin, about a Snifstiintiniiy horiiznntiii axis, is n cover 10 iiiriphnii to @.ose the open und of the casing l. Thi; npifii onii o' the casing is provided 'wis iiiiii); disposed spaced lugs 11 and ihn rmifr l) siniihiriy provided with rziiiivlji disponi-ii spared ings lf adapted to :ifnuiizh the ings 1l upon a slig t rourieniem of the cover about its axis. Tho vm or First swung into vitis closing position iii iihich timel the ings'.y 12 slip'btwoen ihr. in ii'. mii/ahi@ bnr or rod may then hriiieifrivd in flog'ti 1li attached to the worm; irhf-ix it 'vi ,.i he ii Simple mutter to ro` trito the www into in: ocheii position, the im; with MI ings on the @over :ind casing foi-ming` intviioi'hing; menus which :1re adapt mi to :w1-nro the imefr firmly in the Closing positioi';` .rhii'h i3. mi'. ifiiirso. highly necessm'jv :iv in high twin piwsnrig 'is used in the @iinnh i' :hiring ti" rnivnnizing operation. l! iy iinniwsiizirr t@ ifo that the mainzlpnckn ini,r moins :iro pic hiy pimidoii between thv swing :imi io'i'f'r mi' ioniioring this joint @,tizini t iii,

lt 'will he obvious that the weight of the cover iri iibni to 'iv-ur away the pin which Sorrow; mi' mi iixis for the, no, nn if this pin is xi'orn :iwfqi' maereiry the Cover will not mit tig/idly ivi the casing; In order to iifiiiiniiiin the mier in such il position that tho iii-ino of the oliver, {whoin the hitter is in, im rinsing position) will be pm'aiioi to the phiw if the open end of the fusing, provide moons for iidjusting the cover. Such moons inchiio ii s'fi-irtically disposed arm 15 attached to the ni'ni 25, siii'li iii-ni 13 living pi'oi'iileil with ii liar lli in which iii'e inlinstaljilji. inoiintiiil sf'i'en'S lil li;i\ ing voiiieiil poinis 2) to eonliii't ii fili 1T whii'li nin) lliiib' lie holil iigziinat ii lng' l# iittzivhi'il lo the cover. The gil 1T nnij.' tliiis lie iiiljiieil l.\' nieiins of the i-n'i'iiw; li) anni thi iii'tion will foi'eo the, iippei' piii'L of the wiwi' eilliei' :muy oi' teiwuiii they veiiviil iii'ni :is inzit' be ile Siri-il. In this wiiy the i'oiei' win iil\\'iil\" y lie kept in u tight iini i-ili'ei'lii'e conilitiion ii'i'e speetive of they wein' on its iixis.

The nni'ioiil'y of the lioi'i/.oniiil \'iiliiini7. i's 'non in im iie pi'oviileil with liiill 2l). shown in Fig. "i. which im' pivoteil :inil iii'e :iiliipiwl to ei'igzige in slots 21 foi-invii in thi` rover which i phieeii iii pi'isilion iii i'liisithe open end of the casing'. The pi'i\ i\nl type of Cover can he iiseil in lliis loi'ni :il i'iisingg in place 0i lflie olil -o\'ei'`r iiy the con; li'ii tion is nioiliiieil, :is iiliiiwn iii Fig'. I5. lfiniei' these oiiilitions it is iiei-,eiiwiz'i' io i'enim i` the old cover :ii'iil o :iiiiisliliile for' thix `Sziiiii- .i i'olizii which is gii'ii\'i leil ili iliiriot# 2l nini may 'lieieli;v lie liiii'eil o lin' i'ziriiig". This coihii' 22 is foi'nieil :is4 i-- the open iiiiil of the. ciis'iigi" :linnn in li'f, l.. iliiii if; ii pfovLii-i olli iiiiliiiilj. itiiz-i lli;` 'ifi lieni'riiii which the lugs on the miiifi' xiii' riiliip eil to eilrle. The i'owi will. of i'iiiii'm@ iiii iniiiiiiled in this@ :'iin-1iiii'tioii iii iil-i--i:iiiii:illj.` the binne \\':i :ifi in Figs. l :inil t2. living' :`|ip poiiecl upon ii fziiitiilile lii'iii'lo-l iiti'zivlieil inl-- jacent te r'he ip/.in enil of the i'iiiiingi.

In oi'ilei' to fzii'ilitiitei the opening' iinil iii seeiii'e ii tight. closing' of the i'iiliiinizei'. I provide iiieiiii nhii'ii inwii'o thiit the rover ll() 'wiif lie ioppeil eilliei in position ffii the N l2 on the envoi' (o eiigiigi` iliiei'tllv lieneiiih the logis 1l on the i'iining'. iii' in mieli j iosilyion ihm; lie lugs l2 :ne lietwien the ings ll, depnilin.;r on the ilii'eiition in which the, cover is iiiioveil. These ineiins pi'iii'ei'zilily coinpi'iso spaced stop pins 2i() iin l .'"il nioiintA ed in the lng' i8. vWhen the cover is niiivei' into the Closing,r position (see Fig. i) lo stop 3() engages the bili' li thol winning the (zover to top in iich ii position Unit the Inga' 12 :ire lioneiiili the Qiiiii'iinii logo. The top 31 acts Similarly upon movement olA the (xover in the opposite direi-,Lion toieiiiiw the lugs 12 to Stop lietwi-en the lugs; ll..

Other modes of applying' the pi'ineiple o'l iny invention nniy lie eniployeil iiisteiiil if the one explained, 'lningfi'- being' ineiile zul i'\- gai'ds the meehzini'in herein iiiseiowil. pio vided the means suited hy any if thc f il lowing claims oi' the eipihf'iiient of bueh stiiteil ineiins be employed.

I therefore piii'tienhii'li' point ont :inil iii;- tini'tly eliiini :is in v invention z-- 1. in zi, vulciinizei' the. (.'oiiihiniiion with :i horizontally disposed easing 'foi'iiiinlgr lie viilciinizing chamber, said cursing' being open at one end, o a. cover for such open cnil,

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lock the former to the latter upon partial rotation of the former when in closed position.

the vertical position of said arm upon suchI axis, a corel' pivotally mounted upon said arm about a horizontal axis1neans adapted to adjust the inclination of the cover with respeet to the vertical, and interlocking means mounted on said cover and said eas inglr adapted to lock the former to the latter upon partial rotation of the former` when in closed pos1tion.

7. In a Vulcania-er, the combination with a horizontally disposed easing formingthe vuleanizing chamber, said easing being open at one end, of a bracket attached to 'said easinlgr adjacent such open end, an arm piv otally mounted upon said bracket abo'it' a vertical axis7 a cover for such open end of said easing, said cover being pivotally mounted upon said arm about a horizontal axis, interlocking means on said cover and said casing adapted to engage upon partial rotation of said cover ,when in closed position, a second arm attached to said irstnamed arm, said second arm being sub stantially parallel to said cover, and means mounted on said cover and adapted to co operate with said second arm'to limit suoli partial rotation of said cover to stop the same upon engagement of said interlocking means. r

, 8. In a vuleanizer, the combination with a horizontally disposed casing forming the vuloanifzinrgr chamber, said lcasing being open at one end, of a bracket attached to said easing adjacent such open end, an arm pivotally mounted upon said bracket about a vertical axis, a cover for such open end of said easing, said cover being pivotally. mounted upon said arm about a horizontal j axis, interlocking means on said cover and said casing adapted to engage upon partial rotation of-said cover when in closed position, a second arm attached to said rstl named arm, said second arm being substantially parallel to said cover, and two stop pins mounted on said cover and adaptedV to '1 erate with said second arm to limit Y p rt'ial rotation of said cover to sto p the same 'a pon engagement of said interlocking means. i Y

t). In a vuloanizer, the combination `with horizontally disposed casing forming the a aimer/,ing chamber', said casing being open et one end, of a bracket attached to said casing adaeent such open end, an arm pivotally mounted upon said bracket about a vertiealaxis,A a. cover for such open end of said easingl pivotally mounted upon said arm, about a horizontal axis, said arm having an extension, and means attached-to said cover and engaging such extension, said means being adapted to adjust the Avertical position of'said cover.`

Signed HERBERT L. l/VILLIAMS, Attested by H. B. FAY, A, L. Grano.

by me., this th day of March, Y 

